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  1. 1Between the World and MeTa-Nehisi Coates · 2015 · 3 honors
  2. 2H Is For HawkHelen Macdonald · 2015 · 2 honors
  3. 3A Bird In The Hand: Chicken Recipes For Every Day And Every MoodDiana Henry · 2015 · 1 honor
  4. 4A God In Ruins: A NovelKate Atkinson · 2015 · 1 honor
  5. 5A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story Of A Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, And A Young Dictator's Rise To PowerPaul Fischer · 2015 · 1 honor
  6. 6A Tour Of Bones: Facing Fear And Looking For LifeDenise Inge · 2015 · 1 honor
  7. 7Accidental Saints: Finding God In All The Wrong PeopleNadia Bolz-Weber · 2015 · 1 honor
  8. 8At Home With Umami: Home-Cooked Recipes Unlocking The Magic Of Super-Savory DeliciousnessLaura Santtini · 2015 · 1 honor
  9. 9Baklava To Tarte Tatin: A World Tour In 110 Dessert RecipesBernard Laurance, photographed by Amélie Roche · 2015 · 1 honor
  10. 10Bettyville: A MemoirGeorge Hodgman · 2015 · 1 honor
  11. 11Between You & Me: Confessions Of A Comma QueenMary Norris · 2015 · 1 honor
  12. 12Blackout: Remembering The Things I Drank To ForgetSarah Hepola · 2015 · 1 honor
  13. 13Chinatown Kitchen From Noodles To Nuoc Cham: Delicious Dishes From Southeast Asian IngredientsLizzie Mabbott · 2015 · 1 honor
  14. 14Cookie Love: More Than 60 Recipes And Techniques For Turning The Ordinary Into The ExtraordinaryMindy Segal and Kate Leahy · 2015 · 1 honor
  15. 15Destiny And Power: The American Odyssey Of George Herbert Walker BushJon Meacham · 2015 · 1 honor
  16. 16Don’t Suck, Don’t Die: Giving Up Vic ChesnuttKristin Hersh · 2015 · 1 honor
  17. 17Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, And The Night That Split The SixtiesElijah Wald · 2015 · 1 honor
  18. 18Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, And The Quest For A Fantastic FutureAshlee Vance · 2015 · 1 honor
  19. 19Empire of CottonSven Beckert · 2015 · 1 honor
  20. 20Girl In The Dark: A MemoirAnna Lyndsey · 2015 · 1 honor
  21. 21Give Us The Ballot: The Modern Struggle For Voting Rights In AmericaAri Berman · 2015 · 1 honor
  22. 22Habitat: The Field Guide To DecoratingLauren Liess · 2015 · 1 honor
  23. 23Hold Still: A Memoir With PhotographsSally Mann · 2015 · 1 honor
  24. 24Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl: A MemoirCarrie Brownstein · 2015 · 1 honor
  25. 25I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make The Most Of Their TimeLaura Vanderkam · 2015 · 1 honor
  26. 26Indian Harvest: Classic And Contemporary Vegetarian DishesVikas Khanna · 2015 · 1 honor
  27. 27It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life Of Love And WarLynsey Addario · 2015 · 1 honor
  28. 28Joan Of Arc: A HistoryHelen Castor · 2015 · 1 honor
  29. 29Katrina: After The FloodGary Rivlin · 2015 · 1 honor
  30. 30Kitchen Hacks: How Clever Cooks Get Things DoneAmerica's Test Kitchen · 2015 · 1 honor
  31. 31Kitchens Of The Great Midwest: A NovelJ. Ryan Stradal · 2015 · 1 honor
  32. 32Lafayette In The Somewhat United StatesSarah Vowell · 2015 · 1 honor
  33. 33Letter To A Future Lover: Marginalia, Errata, Secrets, Inscriptions, And Other Ephemera Found In LibrariesAnder Monson · 2015 · 1 honor
  34. 34Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian RecipesPeter Meehan · 2015 · 1 honor
  35. 35M TrainPatti Smith · 2015 · 1 honor
  36. 36Mamushka: Recipes From Ukraine And Eastern EuropeOlia Hercules · 2015 · 1 honor
  37. 37Mezze: Small Plates To ShareGhillie Başan · 2015 · 1 honor
  38. 38Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy Of India's PartitionNisid Hajari · 2015 · 1 honor
  39. 39My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My LifeRuth Reichl · 2015 · 1 honor
  40. 40Nein. A ManifestoEric Jarosinksi · 2015 · 1 honor
  41. 41NeuroTribes: The Legacy Of Autism And The Future Of NeurodiversitySteve Silberman · 2015 · 1 honor
  42. 42On The Move: A LifeOliver Sacks · 2015 · 1 honor
  43. 43One of UsAsne Seierstad · 2015 · 1 honor
  44. 44One Of Us: The Story Of Anders Breivik And The Massacre In NorwayAsne Seierstad, translated by Sarah Death · 2015 · 1 honor
  45. 45Ordinary Light: A MemoirTracy K. Smith · 2015 · 1 honor
  46. 46Phoenix Claws And Jade Trees: Essential Techniques Of Authentic Chinese CookingKian Lam Kho, photographed by Jody Horton · 2015 · 1 honor
  47. 47Real Men Don't Sing: Crooning In American CultureAllison McCracken · 2015 · 1 honor
  48. 48Showdown: Thurgood Marshall And The Supreme Court Nomination That Changed AmericaWil Haygood · 2015 · 1 honor
  49. 49Sisters In Law: How Sandra Day O'Connor And Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went To The Supreme Court And Changed The WorldLinda Hirshman · 2015 · 1 honor
  50. 50Slice Harvester: A Memoir In PizzaColin Atrophy Hagendorf · 2015 · 1 honor
  51. 51Spectacle: The Astonishing Life Of Ota BengaPamela Newkirk · 2015 · 1 honor
  52. 52Strangers Drowning: Grappling With Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, And The Overpowering Urge To HelpLarissa MacFarquhar · 2015 · 1 honor
  53. 53Television Is The New Television: The Unexpected Triumph Of Old Media In The Digital AgeMichael Wolff · 2015 · 1 honor
  54. 54The ArgonautsMaggie Nelson · 2015 · 1 honor
  55. 55The Art Of MemoirMary Karr · 2015 · 1 honor
  56. 56The Battle Of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled Into The Spotlight And Made HistoryRobin Givhan · 2015 · 1 honor
  57. 57The Big Green Tent: A NovelLudmila Ulitskaya, translated by Polly Gannon · 2015 · 1 honor
  58. 58The Dark Net: Inside The Digital UnderworldJamie Bartlett · 2015 · 1 honor
  59. 59The Fly TrapFredrik Sjöberg, translated by Thomas Teal · 2015 · 1 honor
  60. 60The Invention of NatureAndrea Wulf · 2015 · 1 honor
  61. 61The Jemima Code: Two Centuries Of African American CookbooksToni Tipton-Martin · 2015 · 1 honor
  62. 62The Light Of The World: A MemoirElizabeth Alexander · 2015 · 1 honor
  63. 63The Marriage Book: Centuries Of Advice, Inspiration, And Cautionary Tales From Adam And Eve To ZoloftLisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler · 2015 · 1 honor
  64. 64The Mission Chinese Food CookbookDanny Bowien and Chris Ying · 2015 · 1 honor
  65. 65The New Tsar: The Rise And Reign Of Vladimir PutinSteven Lee Myers · 2015 · 1 honor
  66. 66The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia’s Digital Dictators And The New Online RevolutionariesAndrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan · 2015 · 1 honor
  67. 67The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural HistoryElizabeth Kolbert · 2015 · 1 honor
  68. 68The Speechwriter: A Brief Education In PoliticsBarton Swaim · 2015 · 1 honor
  69. 69The United States Of Pizza: America's Favorite Pizzas, From Thin Crust To Deep Dish, Sourdough To Gluten-FreeCraig Priebe and Dianne Jacob · 2015 · 1 honor
  70. 70The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook: Garden-Fresh Recipes Rediscovered And Adapted For Today's KitchenFania Lewando, translated by Eve Jochnowitz · 2015 · 1 honor
  71. 71The Witch Of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, And Houdini In The Spirit WorldDavid Jaher · 2015 · 1 honor
  72. 72The Witches: Salem, 1692Stacy Schiff · 2015 · 1 honor
  73. 73The Wright BrothersDavid McCullough · 2015 · 1 honor
  74. 74True Thai: Real Flavors For Every TableHong Thaimee · 2015 · 1 honor
  75. 75Unfinished Business: Women Men Work FamilyAnne-Marie Slaughter · 2015 · 1 honor
  76. 76V Is For Vegetables: Inspired Recipes & Techniques For Home Cooks — From Artichokes To ZucchiniMichael Anthony · 2015 · 1 honor
  77. 77We Were BrothersBarry Moser · 2015 · 1 honor
  78. 78Welcome To BraggsvilleT. Geronimo Johnson · 2015 · 1 honor
  79. 79Widow Basquiat: A Love StoryJennifer Clement · 2015 · 1 honor
  80. 80Words Without Music: A MemoirPhilip Glass · 2015 · 1 honor